17 May 2026
By Andrew Williams and Irena Ceranic for ABC News
Steven Mattaboni, pictured with his wife Shirene and two young daughters, was killed in the shark attack.
The wife of a 38-year-old Perth man who died in a shark attack off the coast of Rottnest Island in Western Australia has described him as a devoted father and avid spearfisherman.
Steven Mattaboni was spearfishing with three friends about 1 kilometre offshore at Horseshoe Reef on Saturday morning when he was bitten on the lower leg.
